Kasamahan Co

A conversation with Angeley Pasco, an aspiring filmmaker, mental health advocate whose dreams is to uplift stories of her Filipino community. When it comes to her own filipino culture, to reclaim her own culture is to basically just going back home, seeing my family, visiting my hometown and just reminding myself where I came from and where my roots are. Follow her on instagram at (@angeleyh) to s...

"Growing up, I never felt like I learned much about filipino culture.  Nowadays, I am more interested in learning, so I have been understanding it through being in online communities and filipino pop music.  I also am reading more and more articles on filipino news sites, so I keep up with current events.  From what I’ve learned in terms of identity, Filipinos are a really vibrant bunch of people....

A conversation with software engineer for Android Mobile Apps, Gerald Soriano is a first born child in the US, his family is from Pangasinan (Dagupan, Bunu'an). He is the oldest of one sibling. For this episode we not only reflect about our own culture and identity but we dive into topics of being aware again of our own Filipino heritage especially for someone who move to the MIdwest for college. ...

 Charieze Lianne, but you can call me Charieze/Char.  She was born in Ilocos Norte and moved to Hawai’i at the age of 7 years old.  I have grown up in a traditional Filipino household and can still fluently speak Tagalog and can understand Ilocano. I am now a full time student at University of Hawaii at Manoa double majoring in Human Development Family Studies and Philippine Language and Culture. 

Meticulous, Hard Working, Caring, Blessie Vergara is a second generation Filipino American who is a children of immigrants. Both of her parents got married in the Philippines when they were adults. Her dad immigrated to Hawai’i first, thanks to a petition from her grandmother (from her Dad's side).  A year later, her mom followed suit. Both her and her kuya and were born in Honolulu. Her &nbs...

Hard-working, Introspective, Curious, Algeo Rosario was born and raised in Honolulu, HI to two Ilokano parents. Growing up in Salt Lake, he went to school with a lot of military kids, but was also surrounded with many Filipinos as well. He went to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to study Communications and minored in Ilokano. He currently works as a Digital Content Specialist.  Prior to tha...

Easygoing, curious, imaginative - Ryan Geronimo (he/him) is a second generation, Filipino American born and raised in the Bay Area who moved through Hawai'i for college.  -- Consider helping support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes!  Even donating $1 or $5 dollars monthly will really help create up the podcast to an even greater content! ”https:/...

Growing up and not seeing any representation — We didn’t really see the significance of wanting to learn our own native language until we have that immersion experience to go back and learn back our roots. For Girlieh, as a local Filipino in Hawai’i, she strive to keep her Ilocano language through her family and TImpuyog Organization, the Ilocano program at the University of awai’i at Manoa! Grab...

“To show people like me that you can do things that you love..”   Listen to DJ share about his identity as a Filipino musician but his hopes and aspiration.  Feel free to follow him and support his musical journey on instagram: https://instagram.com/djjusjay?utm_medium=copy_link If you want to be apart of our newsletter, feel free to send us your email at info@kasamahanco.com! 

Can i get an HOOOOOOOOOO YAAAA! The very last podcast guest of the season is someone who has made such a positive impact on my life and I am so grateful to have had this conversation and to have them share their story, their narrative and overall their overall nuanced experiences of what it means to not only grow up in Hawai'i after having to immigrate here at the age of 7-8 but everything that th...

A conversation about reflecting back to our journey as a Filipino immigrant but also sharing her experiences working within the public administration sector as well as sharing her Tita advice to this younger generation. Also, feel free to support Tita Kit’s business: Sweet Chili Oil - @mauichilichilioil Mystery Escape Room - @mystermaui Marketing Consultant - www.kitzulueta.con Check out socials o...

A conversation of identity formation through bridging her ancestral past to the future, her future career goals and what does it mean for her to reclaim her filipino identity through language and family. We also talked about her reflections being a mixed filipino. Check out socials on instagram @kasamahanco! If you want to share your narrative and story with us and you want to write for our blog f...

A conversation about staying in touch with her cultural roots through music. Jeri is a music teacher and is someone who is not afraid to speak her mind. She is someone who is always so intrigue about learning the different nuances of her own identity as a mixed filipino!  Follow her sticker shop @sincerelyjeri and her journey!  And also if you are an avid listener of our podcast, and if...

A Conversation with Dee about his own culture and identity, we talk briefly about how was it like for him to have such a huge gap between him and his siblings specifically why he was always consider different growing up from the “normal” or traditional Filipino children. If you want to follow more on his content, check his social media @brokefilipinoboy! Anda as mentioned feel free to stay tuned a...

A Conversation with Shania Amodo with Culture, Identity and Family, we talks about what it means for her to reclaim her own filipina identity specifically being the second to the eldest child of the family. She shares that for one to reclaim her own identity is a personal experience tat one must have to live through and its through the lived experience that helps reconnect us back and ground us to...

A conversation about growing up as a third generation Filipino-American, this rising artist continues to connect to her culture and her roots through beauty of Philippine art and mythology. Ebony says, “I’m constantly learning about Filipino identity and culture. There’s so much more I don’t understand..”

A conversation with a international student at UH Manoa, we have Adi hear with us on Kasamahan Co sharing his experience as a PhD Student. He would say I’m a Filipino, not an immigrant so the generational classification might not be appropriate. I consider myself transient in Hawaii and planning to go back home after my academic training. Both parents are from Negros Oriental in the Visayas region...

A conversation with MJ about her own filipina identity. Mary Jane Livingston has been practicing Dental Hygiene for the past decade. She dreamt of being a hygienist since High School. Mary Jane worked in all fields of dentistry, from the front and back office assistant to Dental Hygiene professor at Phoenix College and NYU. Mary Jane is passionate about her profession and strongly believes th...

A conversation with Dr. Celina Hayashi about what it was like growing up not only in the island of Hawai'i but specifically the island of Maui as a Filipino whose dreams are to make her ancestors proud such as her grandparents whom emigrated from the farmlands of Ilocos Norte, Philippines in 1946 in order to give their children and future grandchildren the opportunity to pursue a better life throu...

ambitious, empathetic, idealistic, Jasmine is a 2nd Generation Filipino; born and raised on the Big Island of Hawai’i. Graduated in 2019 with a degree in Biology she aspires to achieve her dreams to give back to her community in the Big Island to be one of the Filipinx physicians care taking the Filipino populations out there. For her to reclaim her own Filipinx identity is to dismantling settler...

Grit, Resilient, and empathetic, Jeff was a second generation Filipino immigrant born and raised in Ewa Beach, HI. Now in Portland, OR seeking undergrad in Marketing at the University of Portland. I didn’t really think about my Filipino identity in high school until I started going to college. Transferring from the island to the mainland I had a sort of being home sick and cultural shock of the ne...

Loud , observant and intelligent -- Graduate Student at the College of Education, Master’s in Educational Administration Being 3rd generation and my parents both being born and raised in Hawai‘i, a lot of the values were more from a westernized/local perspective. I think the main Filipino value was the importance of family and community, being surrounded by my extended family at all times (but I c...

A curious learner, journalist, and former international student -- Born and raised in Manila, Jim Bea moved to Hawaii for college at age 16, right after graduating high school. She received her degree in Journalism from the University of Hawaii at Manoa while on a student visa. She lived in Hawai’i  for five years and just last year, in the middle of the pandemic, she moved back to Manila after he...

Family oriented, dreamer and scholar, Edwin Carlos (he/him/his) is a 2nd generation Filipino American currently residing on Duwamish land in Renton, WA. Born in FL and raised in HI for 12 years, Edwin began his Filipinx American journeys during undergrad, and is continuing that as he pursues a doctorate in school psychology at UC Berkeley by serving as a chairperson for the Northern California Pil...

Friend, Community Organizer, & Leader, Kami was born and raised in the town of Wahiawā on the island of Oʻahu in the occupied Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. Kami relocated to Ramaytush Ohlone ancestral lands after spending four years in Duwamish ancestral lands studying, working, and teaching. Kami’s professional and cultural work is influenced by Filipino grassroots organizations in the U.S. and in the...